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August 7, 2017
Colin Dickey
A Brief History of Invisible Waves
How the discovery of X-rays and infrared made us doubt the senses.
July 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Climate Scientist
Legal attacks, internet harassment, and a Trump-fueled "culture of fear" are making their work more difficult than ever.
July 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s new nuclear defense pick once wrote, “America must be ready to nuke first.”
July 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Climate Change Is Killing Us Right Now
The most obvious effect of global warming is not a doomsday scenario. Extreme heat is happening today, and wreaking havoc on vulnerable bodies.
July 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
This is the biggest iceberg news since the Titanic.
July 10, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Power and Peril of “Climate Disaster Porn”
Climate scientists say New York magazine's cover story about global warming is unnecessarily apocalyptic. But can fear help the planet?
May 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scientists feared federal data might disappear under Trump. They were right.
May 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
EPA Science Adviser Quits in Protest Over Firings: “I Hope Others Will Resign”
A Q&A with Peter Meyer, a PhD economist at the University of Louisville.
May 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Media Is Failing Miserably to Challenge Trump on Climate Change
The press is covering the president's attacks on climate science and policy, but when the time comes to press him in person, reporters go silent.
May 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA Fired a Bunch of Scientists. It’s Just Political Theater—For Now.
"It’s meant to unsettle people, and it’s doing a pretty good job."
May 5, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Real Uncertainties of Climate Science
Here's what New York Times columnist Bret Stephens should have written about instead of his controversial, misleading op-ed.
May 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Rise of “Kinder, Gentler” Climate-Change Deniers
Bret Stephens might seem reasonable compared to conspiracy theorists, but his stealth denial is far more damaging.
April 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Bill Nye Is Not the Right Guy to Lead the Climate Fight
He's become too jaded and political to be the face of the movement.
April 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Did black lives matter at D.C.’s March for Science?
April 22, 2017
Emily Atkin
The March for Science was a march against Donald Trump.
April 22, 2017
Emily Atkin
The only PhD scientist in Congress on fighting Trump’s cuts: “Republicans get cancer as well as Democrats.”
April 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump Wants to Cut Science Research. Here’s How It Improves Your Everyday Life.
April 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
It’s been a devastating month for planet Earth.
April 6, 2017
Emily Atkin
Voters hate almost everything Donald Trump is doing on climate.
April 5, 2017
Emily Atkin
Can the White House Office of Science Survive Trump?
The office is nearly empty, and a climate-change denier may be picked to run it. "There is reason to worry," says Obama's top science advisor.
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